Tie holder



March 21, 1939. c SILVERMAN. 2,151,164

' TIE HOLDER Filed Aug. 12, 1935 in T972227 Patented Mar. 21, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

My present invention relates to the jewelry art, and has particular reference to a novel construction for tie holders.

The tie holders at present in use include a r, clamp or clasp adapted to releasably engage a shirt hem, and an ornamental member which is positioned over the tie, the tie holder restraining the tie from undesirable movement with relation to the shirt.

It is the principal object of my invention to provide a tie holder which moves with the tie as the tie shifts in accordance with movement of the wearer, while restraining the tie from undesirable movement or separation from the shirt.

Since ties may be of any width, it is another object of my invention to provide a tie holder which is adjustable to fit any width of tie,

It is a further object of my invention to provide a clasp adapted to releasably engage a shirt hem, which has a broad bearing surface for contacting the shirt material.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in view, my invention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosed in the detailed description following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, and more specifically defined in the claims appended thereto.

In the drawing,

Fig. l is a perspective view of the novel tie holder;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, showing the parts in extended position;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. -2; Fig. 4 is a sectional detail on the line 4--4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a modified construction.

Referring to the drawing, the novel tie holder consists of a clasp l0, having a back portion II and a front portion 12, the front portion being bent at one end l3 and being secured to the rear portion by a connector sleeve 14 or the like; the 45 portions are made of resilient material, such as wire, whereby they are resiliently urged towards each other by the bent end of the front portion to releasably grip a shirt hem therebetween.

The front portion is preferably made of two 50 bars l5, 16, but may be solid, if desired; pivotally secured at one end to the bar l6, at points l1, l8

adjacent the ends thereof, are two rods I9, 20,

preferably made of wire, which in turn are pivotally secured at their other ends to an ornament 55 member M, which preferably includes two metal sections 22, 23, hingedly connected as at 24, and having reversely bent ends 25, 26, the ends 25, 26 being pivoted to the rods 19, 20 as indicated at 21, 28 in Fig. 1. An ornament 29 may be dependingly mounted at the pivot point 24. 5

When the clamp I0 is engaged with a shirt hem to releasably secure the hem between the front and rear portions, the tie may be passed through the ornament member, which receives the tie ends in the reversely bent ends 25, 26, whereby the tie is held against lateral movement but may move vertically. The sections 22, 23 may be swung until the two ends 25, 26 exactly accommodate the width of the tie.

The clasp, see Fig. 2, has its back portion H formed to provide a generally triangular frame having sides 30, 3!, and a transverse part 32, the latter including a downwardly turned lip 33, shaped as indicated in Fig. 5, whereby the two bars i5, I6 seat within the sides of the lip; the downward position of the lip functions as a guide for the proper insertion of the tie parts between the front and back portions. The transverse part 32 acts as an extended support for the shirt material, whereby the gripping action between the front portion and the sides of the lip is facilitated.

If desired, the tie holder may be constructed as indicated in Fig. 6, the clasp 34 being secured to the ornamental member 35 by two rods 36, 31, which are connected as illustrated by means of eyes 38, 39, 40 and 4| to the clasp and the ornament member, whereby there is more freedom of movement between the clasp and the ornament member, and the holder accommodates itself more readily to movements of the tie. The pivot 42 is also preferably formed to permit free swinging movements of the ornament member sections 43, 44.

While I have described specific constructional embodiments of my invention, it is obvious that changes in the shape of the parts, in their material, in their ornamentation, and in their relative positioning and function, may be made to suit the requirements for different tie holder designs, without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a tie holder, a clasp adapted to releasably engage a garment part, an ornament member including two sections having their contiguous ends hingedly connected together, and means connecting the ends of said ornament member to said clasp.

2. In a tie holder, a clasp adapted to releasably engage a garment part, an ornament member 55 including two sections having their contiguous ends hingedly connected together, and spaced element means connecting the ends of said ornament member to said clasp.

3. In a tie holder, a clasp adapted to releasably engage a garment part and having a back portion and a front portion resiliently urged towards each other, an ornament member including two sections having their contiguous ends hingedly connected together, and spaced elements connecting the ends of said ornament member to the clasp front portion.

CHARLES SILVERMAN. 

